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British fighter jets over Spain: Unassuming Spanish town hosts major NATO ‘flying laboratory’ in the art of modern air combat

BRITISH fighter jets are leading NATO exercises in Spanish skies designed to train alliance pilots in the art of modern combat. The eight Typhoon jets

21 Nov, 2024 @ 20:00

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Revealed: Spain's cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional 'Menu del Dia'

REVEALED: The cheapest areas of Spain to enjoy a traditional ‘menu del dia’ as average prices rise this year by over 6%

THE cost of the traditional and very popular menu del dia in Spain has gone up 6.1% this year with an average price of €14.

21 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Date revealed for fully restored tram service in flood-hit Valencia after pain-staking work costing €40 million

METROVALENCIA tram services are expected to be full restored on December 6- the national Constitution Day bank holiday. The regional government has budgeted €40 million

21 Nov, 2024 @ 18:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela

21 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Television is first choice for daily news according to two-thirds of people in Spain

OVER two-thirds of people in Spain use television as their main daily source of news, despite the big rise in popularity of social media. A

21 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain's Andalucia

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

POLICE are hunting for thieves who made off with a staggering €200,000 worth of prized Christmas ham. Some 400 legs of the nation’s finest Iberian

21 Nov, 2024 @ 15:38

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Manslaughter investigation opened against Spain’s weather agency over Valencia flood deaths

THE chief of Spain’s national weather agency is facing investigation for manslaughter over the deaths of 221 people in Valencia last month. María Jose Rallo

21 Nov, 2024 @ 15:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Muñoz dethroned: After three years as Best Chef in the World, Spaniard is knocked off his perch by Dane Rasmus Munk

MADRID based chef Dabiz Muñoz has been knocked off his throne as ‘best chef in the world’. Muñoz was given the title three years in

21 Nov, 2024 @ 14:27

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Orange weather alerts are activated for Valencia and Alicante today as Storm Caetano brings 90km/hr winds

AN ORANGE alert for high winds on Thursday and Friday in parts of the Valencian Community has been issued by the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) Gusts

21 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat But Owner's Friend Spots It Docked Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning for boat owners on Spain’s Costa del Sol following string of thefts by migrant smugglers

BOAT owners along the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar are being urged to step up security after a surge in thefts linked to

21 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain offers temporary residency to estimated 25,000 migrants affected by Valencia floods

Spain’s government blames climate change for Valencia flood disaster and criticises region ‘for not knowing how to respond’

SPAIN’S environment minister says that climate change was mainly to blame for the Valencia flood disaster, as she defended the government’s handling of the response

21 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

A warning has been issued in Marbella after a pregnant woman has her ‘entire life possessions’ stolen on her first day here. An anonymous whistleblower

21 Nov, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain will give work permits and residency to thousands of illegal migrants

SPAIN will grant residency and work permits annually for the next three years to around 300,000 migrants who are in the country illegally. The policy

21 Nov, 2024 @ 11:09

Lead·National News

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a

20 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

RATS have appeared around Alicante City’s Plaza de San Blas redevelopment forcing the council to take action. Residents complained last week of spotting several rodents

20 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia flood death toll rises to 227 after two missing people are declared as dead

Deadly DANA floods have impacted Spain’s impressive economic growth, national bank warns

THE Bank of Spain says that the DANA floods will cut the country’s economic growth and increase inflation. The entity said on Wednesday that 0.2%

20 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Gibraltar floating body update: Autopsy carried out as Interpol and Spanish police contacted

AN autopsy has been carried out on a body that was discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar on Sunday morning. The investigation is being

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:43

Gibraltar·Lead

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain will test ‘flying taxis’ between major airports from next year

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena will supervise ‘flying taxi’ tests involving electrical vertical take-off and landing aircraft known as eVTOL. The demonstration flights will take place

20 Nov, 2024 @ 15:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Lead

Diner is shocked by €30 calamari and €8 gazpacho at a Malaga hotel – but some locals defend the prices

A MALAGA diner got a shock when he was charged €30 for calamari and €8 for gazpacho- but many locals have defended the rates. When

20 Nov, 2024 @ 14:57

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar relaunches bid to compete under its own flag at the Olympics after overcoming historic Spanish protests in international football

GIBRALTAR is once again bidding for recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete under its own flag. All Gibraltarian national sporting associations voted

20 Nov, 2024 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Storm Caetano rolls into Spain: Snow, rain and 90km/hr winds will hit these areas

STORM Caetano landed in Spain on Wednesday and has already put multiple areas on alert for strong winds and rough seas. According to state weather

20 Nov, 2024 @ 14:24

Lead·National News·Weather

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kiev ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kyiv ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

SPAIN’S embassy in Kyiv was closed ‘temporarily’ on Wednesday due to the risk of a large-scale attack by Russia. Spanish diplomats made the decision due

20 Nov, 2024 @ 13:53

Lead·National News

Jasmine Harman pays birthday tribute to late co-host Jonnie Irwin following his death from cancer

JASMINE Harman has paid a special birthday tribute to her late co-host Jonnie Irwin following his tragic death from cancer earlier this year. Jonnie, who

20 Nov, 2024 @ 12:10

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Malaga will study its ban on new bars and restaurants amid ongoing tourism backlash

THE historic city centre of Malaga is set for a major shake-up that could end the five-year ban on new bars and restaurants. The city

20 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain's tennis legend Rafa Nadal to be honoured at special ceremony at his most successful Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal gives emotional speech as he retires from tennis following Davis Cup loss in Malaga

RAFAEL Nadal gave an emotional speech following his last professional tennis match- a straight sets defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands in

20 Nov, 2024 @ 11:03

Lead·Malaga·Sport

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British fighter jets over Spain: Unassuming Spanish town hosts major NATO ‘flying laboratory’ in the art of modern air combat

REVEALED: The cheapest areas of Spain to enjoy a traditional ‘menu del dia’ as average prices rise this year by over 6%

Date revealed for fully restored tram service in flood-hit Valencia after pain-staking work costing €40 million

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

Television is first choice for daily news according to two-thirds of people in Spain

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

Manslaughter investigation opened against Spain’s weather agency over Valencia flood deaths

Muñoz dethroned: After three years as Best Chef in the World, Spaniard is knocked off his perch by Dane Rasmus Munk

Orange weather alerts are activated for Valencia and Alicante today as Storm Caetano brings 90km/hr winds

Warning for boat owners on Spain’s Costa del Sol following string of thefts by migrant smugglers

Spain’s government blames climate change for Valencia flood disaster and criticises region ‘for not knowing how to respond’

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

Spain will give work permits and residency to thousands of illegal migrants

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Deadly DANA floods have impacted Spain’s impressive economic growth, national bank warns

Gibraltar floating body update: Autopsy carried out as Interpol and Spanish police contacted

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

Spain will test ‘flying taxis’ between major airports from next year

Diner is shocked by €30 calamari and €8 gazpacho at a Malaga hotel – but some locals defend the prices

Gibraltar relaunches bid to compete under its own flag at the Olympics after overcoming historic Spanish protests in international football

Storm Caetano rolls into Spain: Snow, rain and 90km/hr winds will hit these areas

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kyiv ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

Jasmine Harman pays birthday tribute to late co-host Jonnie Irwin following his death from cancer

Malaga will study its ban on new bars and restaurants amid ongoing tourism backlash

Rafael Nadal gives emotional speech as he retires from tennis following Davis Cup loss in Malaga

OPINION: Spanish media reacts to corruption allegations involving PM Sanchez’s wife – plus analysis from The Olive Press

Children in eight out of ten Malaga schools breathe air that fails WHO air quality standards – including in Marbella and Torremolinos

The fall of Spain’s youth: How households under-35 have seen their wealth plummet by almost three quarters since 2008

Feeling peckish? Here’s our guide on the best places to eat in thriving Estepona

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola